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All About Identifying and Fighting Scale Insects
What can you tell me about scale insects?
All About Opossums in the Yard and Garden
I saw an opossum in my garden. What can you tell me about opossums?
How to Identify and Control Cutworms
Cutworms are the larvae—or caterpillars—of a number of different night-flying moth species. Living up to their name, these pesky larvae cut down young plants at the soil surface or below when they feed. Although they do not cause damage once … Read Article
Winter Moth Identification and Control
What is winter moth and what can I do about it?
New Study Pinpoints Lyme Disease Risk Areas
If you live in a light green area of this map, you probably don’t need to read further. However, if you live in or visit the yellow or red areas, read on. The map came out of a study on … Read Article
Solarizing Soil
We want to clear an area of lawn and replace it with a vegetable garden. I’ve heard of “solarizing”—can you tell me if this would be the best way to go and can we do it over the winter so we’ll be ready to plant in spring? Read Article
Book Review: Good Bug Bad Bug (2nd Ed.)
Good Bug Bad Bug: Who’s Who, What They Do, and How to Manage Them Organically by Jessica Walliser 95 pages St. Lynn’s Press, 2nd Edition, Updated, 2011 List price: $17.95 The fact that this book is in its Second Edition … Read Article
Fighting Spider Mites
Read up on signs of spider mites and how to get rid of them. Read Article
Book Review: Wicked Bugs
Wicked Bugs The Louse That Conquered Napoleon’s Army & Other Diabolical Insects by Amy Stewart 288 pages Algonquin Books, 2011 List Price: $18.95 In the spirit of the wildly successful Wicked Plants, author Amy Stewart has done it again. This … Read Article
Year of the Mosquito
The spring and early summer of 2011 have seen record-setting floods in the Mississippi River basin and high rainfall amounts in much of the United States. Joseph Conlon, technical advisor for the American Mosquito Control Association, predicts “a bumper crop” … Read Article